Tips for Freelance Writing Jobs for Beginners – Managing Your Time
As a work at home parent,it can sometimes feel like you're being pulled in five directions at once. You sit down to write a blog post, only to be interrupted because someone needs their pajama washed before bedtime, someone else is hungry and will only eat a grilled cheese "cut into triangles, please", and before [...]
Freelance Writing Opportunities for Beginners
It's no secret that I love the freelance lifestyle, and might actually shrivel up and die if I had to wear a suit to work. Ever again. However, I also find that there are quite a few of my mama (and papa) friends who have are dying to do what I do, but have no [...]
Are You Tarnishing Your Brand?
Deb Ng wrote an awesome post about getting writing jobs today that brought up a point that I’ve been pondering for a while. Her post, entitled Yes, you will be Googled, brings up a lot of good points that I don’t think most work at home moms keep in mind. While I’m a member of [...]
Cheap Websites for Writers
If you’re getting started as a freelance writer, chances are that everyone and his brother is telling you that you need a website. A real, live website with a domain and hosting and all that other techie stuff. If you don’t know how to do these things, you’re probably afraid it’s gonna cost you a [...]
Freelancing and the Holidays: Why Working at Home Works for Me
<!– @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> I have a degree in Psychology, and spent several years working in a psychiatric hospital. The mentally ill are sick no matter what the calendar says, and there’s always a need for staffing. This meant that I was mandated to [...]
Freelance Writing Work: When It Rains, It Pours!
Have you ever noticed that writers either have dry spells, or very very busy spells? That certainly seems to be the case with me. I’m currently working on big projects for several newer clients, as well as trying to find time for work of my own. I’ve been considering beginning to write for myself for [...]
